Search results for: “Microsoft”
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3 Reasons why the iPhone is Better than Android Phones: Infographic
You’re probably going to dispute this if you own an Android phone and its understandable. Android is a great OS, I’m not disputing that. It’s open source, owned by Google, cheap, blah blah. I may even get an Android phone in the near future because I kinda like Samsung Galaxy SII but right now, I…
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3 Alternatives to Skype for Cheap Mobile Phone Calls
Skype has become one of the most popular of the basically Open Source VoiP phone systems. In addition to their free Skype to Skype services, they offer a range of business class services. However, the platform is sometimes frustrating to use, particularly when adjustments are made and little information is provided. Since Microsoft has purchased…
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The Best Smart Phone for Medical Professionals
The smart phone has become a mainstay of medical professionals. From family practitioners to lab workers and medical specialists, the cell phone has become a trusted tool for much more than just making phone calls. Smart phones allow medical practitioners to connect to the internet and email in order to stay connected in an ever…
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BlackBerry: Dead or Alive?
Once the king of smartphones in the U.S, BlackBerry makers Research in Motion (RIM) have been on a steady decline since the release of the first Apple iPhone back in 2007. Having already lost market share to Apple, RIM then had to contend with Google and their range of Android phones, which quickly became the…
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Must Nokia Go Android to Survive in the Smartphone Market?
There are clear indications that Nokia is losing the smartphone market due to lots of reasons. For over a decade, Nokia’s dominance was almost undisputed as demand for Symbian OS kept rising till the emergence and rapid growth of iOS and Android over the years. Nokia tried several updates to stay alive in the market…
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Stop CISPA – A Nightmare Worse than SOPA and PIPA
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has turned out to be the most controversial legislation after SOPA and PIPA. If you think this doesn’t affect you in any way, I’m sorry to disappoint you because it surely does. You’re asking what CISPA means and if you should be worried about it, right? CISPA is…
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Top 5 HTC Phones Powered By Android
Taiwan based HTC, one of the leading names in the mobile phone market, combines state-of-the-art technology with the ease of use in its products. It offers a list of phones that are powered by Android, which is on its way to being the top operating system. The partnership poses a threat to more popular brands…
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Using your Flash Drive as RAM to Speed Up your Computer
While most people know this, a great deal of Windows users do not know that the ReadyBoost feature in Windows can make you utilize your flash drive as randon access memory (RAM) to speed up your computer. ReadyBoost allows you to use a USB drive to help cache memory. This helps improve the amount of…
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview – Video, Screenshots and Review.
Microsoft finally released the consumer preview of the much anticipated Windows 8. While some consider it a great OS which has a great user interface, others criticize it as another failure just like Windows Vista. Of course, the OS is still very much in a beta stage and there are bound to be bugs here…
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How to Create a Logo Without Adobe Photoshop
Besides having a unique theme, another way to make your blog stand out of the crowd is by using a well designed logo that compliments your blog’s look. With lots of people not so used to graphic designs, they end up creating awkward logos that don’t even fit the template they have installed. Not everyone…
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How to Run and Switch Between Multiple Windows / OS Without Restarting your Computer
It’s been a while since my last post on symbian phone hacking but this time around, I’m bringing something different from mobile stuff. I’m posting a tutorial with detailed screenshots on how you can install, run and switch between multiple operating systems with a software called VirtualBox. VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64 /…
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What is SOPA and how Does it Affects You?
SOPA means Stop Online Piracy Act and it sounds like a pretty good thing if you don’t know what it actually means or the fact that it could change the way we use the internet forever. SOPA is a proposed bill that’s before US senate and it’s so far become the most controversial legislation that…